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Altec Lansing ADA 745 4.1 system to a Samsung Series 6

Feb 26, 2015 11:03PM PST

Would it be possible to hook up this 4 speaker + SW system to my Samsung. These are old(but good quality) computer
speakers. The input to this system looks like two standard
headphone jacks one green and one black. The SW is powered. The 4 speakers plug into the woofer box labeled front and rear. This was called a 4.1 system not very popular these days. The Samsung TV is a 6000 series 5 years old.

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*Which* Samsung model?
Feb 26, 2015 11:33PM PST

Please provide entire model number (long string). Probably not going to work, but worth examining the specs.

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As you surmise,
Feb 27, 2015 4:08AM PST

I doubt that TV has 4.1 sound format. But the first thing you need to check is...does it have connections for external speakers? If not, why waste the effort. Also...you might be able to use it for stereo only.

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Most Samsungs (in fact all I've found to date)
Feb 27, 2015 4:12AM PST
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Thank You All
Mar 1, 2015 12:02AM PST

Looks like I will be buying a "Receiver" I have been reading; prices are not bad
for older series but for the new 4K , HDMI 2 & HDCP 2.2 units I am looking at least $400+
If buying a "new receiver" today, should I dig deep to get these features? Is 4K TV going to
become mainstream in the next 5 years? My wife and I watch a lot of TV and my Samsung is
almost 5 years old.

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(NT) Stereo starts to sound pretty nice about now.
Mar 1, 2015 12:06AM PST